Tonight and tomorrow night, American Stage offers sneak previews of its latest production, Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins. Set in a Greenwich Village supper club in 1964, Stephen Temperley’s based-on-true-life stage comedy focuses on the musical career of an eccentric, tone-def, rhythm-deficient, pitch-challenged socialite and her relationship with her talented accompanist. 7:30 p.m. previews Wed.-Thurs., with shows running Tues.-Sun., July 18-Aug. 10, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg, $22 previews/$35 opening night (July 18)/$26-$34 all other times, 727-823-7529, americanstage.org.
This article appears in Jul 9-15, 2008.
